Business

• Rich Davis (1926–2015) was an American businessman who created KC Masterpiece barbecue sauce
• Richard K. Davis (born 1958) is an American businessman who serves as chairman, president, and CEO of U.S. Bancorp
• Richard C. Davis (born 1963) is an American businessman who founded, presides over, and leads Trademark Properties. He also created Flip This House
• Todd Davis (Richard Todd Davis, born 1968) is an American businessman who founded LifeLock
• Richard Davis is an American businessman and inventor of all-kevlar body armor. He founded the Second Chance Body Armor Company

Music

• Richard Davis (composer) died in 1688. He was an English composer and organist.
• Richard Davis (bassist) lived from 1930 to 2023. He was an American jazz double bass player.
• Richard Davis (techno artist) was born in 1952. He was an American techno music pioneer and part of the group Cybotron.
• Richie Davis (musician) was born in 1957. He was an American R&B guitarist and bandleader.
• Richard F. W. Davis was born in 1966. He is an American musician, record producer, and songwriter known for pop and rock music.

Politics

• Richard D. Davis (1799–1871), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
• Rick Davis (born in 1959), American political advisor who led the campaign for John McCain's run for president

Sports

• Richard Davis (born 1943), an English soccer player who played for Plymouth Argyle, Southampton, and Bristol City
• Richie Davis (born 1945), an American athlete who played both American and Canadian football
• Rick Davis (born 1958), an American soccer player
• Richard Davis (1966–2003), an English cricketer
• Ricky Davis (born 1979), an American basketball player

Other

• Richard Barrett Davis (1782–1854), British artist who painted animals and landscapes
• Dick Davis (translator), English–American expert on Iran and its culture
• Richard Davis (missionary) (1790–1863), New Zealand scientist, missionary, and farmer
• Richard Harding Davis (1864–1916), American writer and journalist who wrote stories
• Richard Davis, friend of Elvis Presley who appeared in the film Elvis: That's the Way It Is
• Richard William Davis (1941–2012), American individual accused of committing serious crimes
• Richard Davis (astronomer) (1949–2016), British scientist who studied stars and space
• Richard Gary Davis (active in 1967), American soldier who received a military award for bravery
• Richard Allen Davis (born 1954), American individual convicted of serious crimes
• Richard Davis (political scientist), American professor who taught at Brigham Young University
• Richard L. Davis, American individual convicted of a crime related to a court case involving Louisiana
• Richard T. Davis (1978–2003), American soldier who was killed by his fellow soldiers